Page 2: Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   On this day in history earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

Jul 21   On this day in history pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland   

Aug 05   On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Aug 13   In the year 1749 j E Schlegel, writer, dies   

Aug 26   In the year 1749 johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)   

Aug 31   In the year 1749 radistschew, writer   

Oct 04   Jean-Louis Duport, composer in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 in the year 1749.   

Nov 02   On this day in history english Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post   

Nov 23   In the year 1749 edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

Nov 27   Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1749.   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1749 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 20   In the year 1749 pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies   

Dec 23   Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer in the year 1749.   

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)   

Jan 16   Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda) was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 19   In the year 1749 birth of isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian   

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 09   Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 10   In the year 1749 birth of lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)   

Feb 07   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1749.   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 in the year 1749.   

May 24   Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman died in the year 1749.   

Jun 13   Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 in the year 1749.   

Jun 16   On this day in history death of johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)   

Jun 18   Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674) died on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1749 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

Jul 12   Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France died in the year 1749.